Kai-shek

I engaged in a pissing match this week and not exactly proud of it. I have moved on and will refrain from feeding the trolls from here on out. I used the block option on here for the first time. Just not worth it to go back in forth.

Sounds like you had a great time! Don't fret over your eating....you're doing great. I eat a piece or sometimes two of thin crust from Fridays South in Collinsville every couple of weeks...just like you said, slow and easy. Congrats on starting running! I'm doing the Italian Fest 5km on the 21st....care to join us? It's at 8am....but the start line is walking distance from my house. I've been doing the path they are taking for a couple of weeks now. AND I can tell a difference since I started running. As the support group folks kept telling me, I've gotten some new threads....down two waist sizes in the last two months. I don't EVER remember being a 34" waist! Maybe in junior high...haha. HAPPY! See you soon.

50lbs in three months is awesome, I was banded on 3/21/2013 and I have lost 47lbs. Life is goooood!!!

I got my band to help me maintain my weight after I reach goal not to lose weight, I've lost a considerable amount of weight a few times in the past just to gain it all back..so I look at my band as way to maintain and not gain all the weight back....Congrats on your loss so far and Best Wishes!

So sorry for your loss, there are no words of consolation but you are in my prayers.

So sorry for your loss, there are no words of consolation but you are in my prayers.

So sorry for your loss, there are no words of consolation but you are in my prayers.

no guilt.....no nothing.....only love:

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i was one of those people (in my days when i was addicted to weighing every 5 seconds) that if it went up, i figured WTheck..i am up so i may as well really be up...YOU are 100% correct in saying its a mind game.....a mind thing....ALL mental...i feel once you really (get it)......the reality sets in that yeah you can truly do it.......if you want too.
GREAT POST

Thanks ladies! I am doing exactly that.... I weighed myself so that I had an honest answer on what I gained, and now I am on to start the day in the right mood and mindset. I am picking up my new bike that my parents bought me for mother's day tomorrow which will help me tremendously. I appreciate the support from this blog, and to know that I am not the only one that struggles with "bad days".

I appreciate all your post. Actually alot of people have viewed and liked it. Who cares what they think anyway. You are doing most amazing, to heck with them if they have a problem with it.
Preparing meals a head has really changed things for me. It really is helping keep me on track, I am amazed. Why the heck didn't I try this before.
Thanks for all the advice and for the blogs I take bits and pieces and apply it to me and I am making my success plan.

The princess is pretty smart (Don't tell her I said so). She knows how to work this! Congrats on a great game plan.

I had my fill on Friday last, I live six hours drive from my doc, I thought about hanging around and asked the doc, he said it wasn't necessary and he was absolutely right. If you are following the rules, you will be fine. I had all the same worries as you, but in the end it was all groundless I feel no different than before the fill, only less hungry. Good Luck I am sure you will be fine.

Amazing inspiring blog, I read a thread today about some person newly banded who wanted positive reads, I am quite a newbie myself and this is the best I have read joining, thank you so much, and may The Lord take you all the way, you truly deserve your success.

I had my fill on Friday last, I live six hours drive from my doc, I thought about hanging around and asked the doc, he said it wasn't necessary and he was absolutely right. If you are following the rules, you will be fine. I had all the same worries as you, but in the end it was all groundless I feel no different than before the fill, only less hungry. Good Luck I am sure you will be fine.